A patient with which condition must be placed on airborne isolation precautions?

Following a mass casualty event, the nurse is called in to the hospital to work in accordance with the city's emergency response plan. The nurse is instructed to discharge as many current inpatients as possible to assist with reallocation of resources. Which patient is most appropriate to be discharged?

The nurse is the charge nurse for the floor. During the shift, a patient is given triple the usual dose of his narcoleptic medication because the current pills were a different dosage than the nurse expected. There was no noticeable adverse effect on the patient from the increased dose and patient has no complaints about the error. Which of the following is the best course of action to take regarding this incident?